1. VOCABULARY:

X Factor
It's the name of a well-known British TV talent contest.

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2. GRAMMAR:

Can is used to express:

· ability = know how to:	+	I can swim. I learnt when I was a child. (sé nadar)
	-	I can't play the piano. I never took lessons. (no sé tocar el piano)
· possibility:	+	I can go to the party with you. I leave work early today. (puedo ir, tengo posibilidad)
	-	I can't arrive work late today. My boss will be angry with me again and I can lose my job. (no puedo llegar tarde, no tengo posibilidad)
· permision:	+	You can have a coffee here. (se puede)
	-	You can't park here. (no se puede)
	?	Can I go to the bathroom, please?. (¿puedo ir?, ¿me das permiso?)
· to make requests:	?	Can you take a message for me, please?. (¿puedes?) Can you help me?

can / can't (ability)

Can is a modal verb so it doesn't use auxiliaries. Can you play the piano? NOT Do you can play ...?

Can / can't don't change in the third person singular:

I can	I can't	Can I ...?
You can	You can't	Can you ...?
He can	He can't	Can he ...?
She can	She can't	Can she ...?
It can	It can't	Can it ...?
We can	We can't	Can we ...?
You can	You can't	Can you ...?
They can	They can't	Can they ...?

Can't is the contraction of cannot, but never write can not. Can't is almost always used in conversation and informal writing.

The verb after can is the infinitive without to: I can play the piano NOT I can to play the piano.

‍can / can't:

· can - Crossword

Oxford University Press Grammar: can / can't 1; can / can't 2

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3. PRONUNCIATION:

can	/kən/
can't	/ka:nt/

· can is usually unstressed /kən/ (short vowel) in + sentences like I can dance. If you stress can the listener may think you are saying a - sentence. (I can dance.)

· the negative can't is always stressed (I can't dance). If you don't stress it, you can cause a communication problem because the listener may understand can not can't. In British English it is usually pronounced /ka:nt/ (long vowel), although there are reginal variations.

· in interrogative questions can is stressed (Can you dance?), but if the sentence has a Wh- question can isn't stressed (What can you dance?).

· in short answers can / can't are stressed (Yes, I can. / No, I can't).

Es decir, un cuadro sobre la acentuación sería:

afirmative sentence	... can ...
negative sentence	... can't ...
interrogative	Can ...?
Wh- question	... can ...?
short answers	can / can't

Song: Yes, I can. No, I can't.

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Lyrics:

Anything you can do,
I can do better.
I can do anything
Better than you.

No, you can't.
Yes, I can. No, you can't.
Yes, I can. No, you can't.
Yes, I can,
Yes, I can!

Anything you can be
I can be greater.
Sooner or later,
I'm greater than you.

No, you're not. Yes, I am.
No, you're not. Yes, I am.
No, you're NOT!. Yes, I am.
Yes, I am!

I can shoot a partridge
With a single cartridge.
I can get a sparrow
With a bow and arrow.
I can live on bread and cheese.
And only on that?
Yes.
So can a rat!
Any note you can reach
I can go higher.
I can sing anything
Higher than you.
No, you can't. (High)
Yes, I can. (Higher) No, you can't. (Higher)
Yes, I can. (Higher) No, you can't. (Higher)
Yes, I can. (Higher) No, you can't. (Higher)
Yes, I can. (Higher) No, you can't. (Higher)
Yes, I CAN! (Highest)

Anything you can buy
I can buy cheaper.
I can buy anything
Cheaper than you.

Fifty cents?
Forty cents! Thirty cents?
Twenty cents! No, you can't!
Yes, I can,
Yes, I can!
Anything you can say
I can say softer.
I can say anything
Softer than you.
No, you can't. (Softly)
Yes, I can. (Softer) No, you can't. (Softer)
Yes, I can. (Softer) No, you can't. (Softer)
Yes, I can. (Softer)
YES, I CAN! (Full volume)
I can drink my liquor
Faster than a flicker.
I can drink it quicker
And get even sicker!
I can open any safe.
Without bein' caught?
Sure.
That's what I thought--
you crook!
Any note you can hold
I can hold longer.
I can hold any note
Longer than you.

No, you can't.
Yes, I can No, you can't.
Yes, I can No, you can't.
Yes, I can
Yes, I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I
No, you C-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-N'T--
CA-A-A-A-N! (Cough, cough!)
Yes, you ca-a-a-an!

Anything you can wear
I can wear better.
In what you wear
I'd look better than you.
In my coat?
In your vest! In my shoes?
In your hat! No, you can't!
Yes, I can
Yes, I CAN!
Anything you say
I can say faster.
I can say anything
Faster than you.
No, you can't. (Fast)
Yes, I can. (Faster) No, you can't. (Faster)
Yes, I can. (Faster) Noyoucan't. (Faster)
YesIcan! (Fastest)
I can jump a hurdle.
I can wear a girdle.
I can knit a sweater.
I can fill it better!
I can do most anything!
Can you bake a pie? No.
Neither can I.
Anything you can sing
I can sing sweeter.
I can sing anything
Sweeter than you.
No, you can't. (Sweetly)
Yes, I can. (Sweeter) No, you can't. (Sweeter)
Yes, I can. (Sweeter) No, you can't. (Sweeter)
Yes, I can. (Sweeter) No, you can't, can't, can't (sweeter)
Yes, I can, can, can (Sugary)

Yes, I can! No, you can't!